2013
Breast conservation therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): does presentation of disease affect long-term outcomes?
Bai HX, Motwani SB, Higgins SA, Haffty BG, Wilson LD, Lannin DR, Evans SB, Moran MS. Breast conservation therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): does presentation of disease affect long-term outcomes? International Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 19: 460-466. PMID: 23780727, DOI: 10.1007/s10147-013-0575-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast conservation treatmentLocal relapse-free survivalRelapse-free survivalSigns/symptomsLong-term outcomesDCIS patientsPhysical signs/symptomsTumor sizeER/PR/HERWorse long-term prognosisSignificant overall survival differenceAdjuvant hormone treatmentLong-term prognosisOverall survival differenceBreast conservation therapyLarger tumor sizeStatus of marginsNon-white racePresentation of diseaseMedian followClinicopathological differencesNodal involvementOverall survivalIndependent predictorsConservation therapy
2010
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ With Microinvasion: Prognostic Implications, Long-Term Outcomes, and Role of Axillary Evaluation
Parikh RR, Haffty BG, Lannin D, Moran MS. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ With Microinvasion: Prognostic Implications, Long-Term Outcomes, and Role of Axillary Evaluation. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 82: 7-13. PMID: 20950955, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.08.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant relapse-free survivalLocal-regional relapseClinical-pathologic featuresRelapse-free survivalBreast conservation therapyLong-term outcomesOverall survivalAxillary evaluationAxillary metastasesIndependent predictorsDuctal carcinomaCox proportional hazards analysisPresence of microinvasionSurgical axillary evaluationAdjuvant hormonal therapyProportional hazards analysisHormonal therapyAggressive treatmentDistant failureMargin statusSurgical evaluationConservation therapyPrognostic implicationsMean ageUnivariate analysis
2008
Long‐term outcomes and clinicopathologic differences of African‐American versus white patients treated with breast conservation therapy for early‐stage breast cancer
Moran MS, Yang Q, Harris LN, Jones B, Tuck DP, Haffty BG. Long‐term outcomes and clinicopathologic differences of African‐American versus white patients treated with breast conservation therapy for early‐stage breast cancer. Cancer 2008, 113: 2565-2574. PMID: 18816610, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma, MucinousAdultAntineoplastic AgentsBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularCohort StudiesCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMastectomyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiotherapy DosageSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsBreast conservation therapyLymph node recurrenceAA patientsWhite patientsAA womenNode recurrenceConservation therapyClinicopathologic differencesEarly-stage breast cancerChemotherapy/radiotherapyEarly-stage diseaseSurgical margin statusLong-term outcomesP53 expression statusBreast recurrenceOverall survivalIndependent predictorsLocal recurrenceLymph nodesMargin statusClinicopathologic featuresDistant metastasisN classificationMore estrogenBreast cancer